Johannesburg - The Democratic Alliance has called for the
immediate suspension of top South African Revenue Service (Sars) figure Jonas
Makwakwa, allegedly the recipient of "suspicious and unusual payments".

The Sunday Times reported that Makwakwa, Chief Officer of
Business, Individual Taxes and Digital Information Systems, had allegedly
received nearly R1.2 million between 2010 and 2016.

DA Shadow Finance Minister David Maynier said Sars head Tom
Moyane was being "evasive" in his handling of the matter.

"These allegations are not new and were raised with
Moyane during a Standing Committee on Finance meeting on 23 August 2016.

"When questioned about the investigation, Tom Moyane
was evasive and simply stated that he would not comment on current ongoing
investigations," Maynier said in a statement.

"The burning questions are whether Moyane acted on the
recommendations of the preliminary report and requested an investigation into
the allegations surrounding 'suspicious and unusual payments', and if an
investigation is being conducted, why Makwakwa has not suspended?"

Maynier said he would pursue the issue and submit further
parliamentary questions to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan.

Tell us a bit about yourself:

Saving your profile

Settings

News24 allows you to edit the display of certain components based on a location.
If you wish to personalise the page based on your preferences, please select a
location for each component and click "Submit" in order for the changes to
take affect.

Your Location*

Weather*

Always remember my setting

Saving your settings

Facebook Sign-In

Hi News addict,

Join the News24 Community to be involved in breaking the news.

Log in with Facebook to comment and personalise news, weather and listings.